diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a78a9535..711c1b28 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 		<sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
 		<sonar.organization>spdx</sonar.organization>
 		<sonar.projectKey>java-spdx-library</sonar.projectKey>
-		<dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.7</dependency-check-maven.version>
+		<dependency-check-maven.version>12.1.8</dependency-check-maven.version>
 	</properties>
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>